Two of the brightest prospects in Strikeforce’s heavyweight division, Shane Del Rosario (11-0) and Daniel Cormier (7-0) were set to meet on the Strikeforce Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament: Overeem vs. Werdum card; however that fight is off after Del Rosario was involved in a car accident.
According to MMAJunkie.com, the accident occurred on April 14. According to their report, Del Rosario was at a complete stop at a traffic light when he was hit by another driver. The accident totaled Del Rosario’s car.
Del Rosario’s trainer Colin Oyama said he feared that the injuries that Del Rosario sustained are bad enough to keep him from ever fighting again.
“He’s planning on [fighting], but the injuries are serious enough to where it’s kind of in question whether he can or not. We’re hoping that he can. We’ll know more in six months.”
If and when Del Rosario can train he will have the distraction of a possible lawsuit against the other driver.
“Obviously, he’s contacted an attorney, and he’s gone to some of the best specialists around, so we’ll see,” said Oyama. “Zuffa and Strikeforce have definitely helped with that.”
At this time, Strikeforce has not announced if they will seek a new opponent for Cormier for the June 18 card, which will take place at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas.